Competition: | S. League |
Season: | 2009 |
Winners: | Singapore Armed Forces 8th S.League title |
Continentalcup1: | AFC Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Singapore Armed Forces (S.League winners) |
Continentalcup2: | AFC Cup |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Geylang United (Singapore Cup winners) |
League Topscorer: | Aleksandar Đurić (28) |
Biggest Home Win: | Singapore Armed Forces 6-0 Albirex Niigata (S) (26 March 2009) |
Biggest Away Win: | Sengkang Punggol 1-7 Singapore Armed Forces (11 April 2009) |
Highest Scoring: | Sengkang Punggol 1-7 Singapore Armed Forces (11 April 2009) |
Matches: | 165 |
Total Goals: | 452 |
Longest Wins: | 7 |
Prevseason: | 2008 |
Nextseason: | 2010 |
The 2009 S.League (officially known as the Great-Eastern-Yeo's S.League for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season since the establishment of the S.League. Singapore Armed Forces FC won their eighth S.League title.
Changes to the league include:
Each club is allowed to have up to a maximum of 4 foreign players.
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Fixtures and Results of the S. League 2009 season.
Note: The results are broken down into weeks rather than rounds, as some teams may play 2 or more games a week due to the nature of the league system (games are played every day). Hence, sometimes, teams may not play in the league some weeks due to other competition commitments or re-arranged games.
The opening week of the season runs from Monday 16 February to Sunday 22 February.
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The 2nd week of the season runs from Monday 23 February to Sunday 1 March.
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The 3rd week of the season runs from Monday 2 March to Sunday 8 March.
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The 4th week of the season runs from Monday 9 March to Sunday 15 March.
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The 5th week of the season runs from Monday 16 March to Sunday 22 March.
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The 6th week of the season runs from Monday 23 March to Sunday 29 March.
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The 7th week of the season runs from Monday 30 March to Sunday 5 April.
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The 8th week of the season runs from Monday 6 April to Sunday 12 April.
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The 9th week of the season runs from Monday 13 April to Sunday 19 April.
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The 10th week of the season runs from Monday 20 April to Monday 27 April. The week is one day longer than normal so as to accommodate the break for Singapore Cup 2009 between 28 April and 6 May. The league will resume on 7 May.
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The 11th week of the season runs from Thursday 7 May to Sunday 10 May, following the break for Singapore Cup 2009.
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The 12th week of the season runs from Monday 11 May to Sunday 17 May.
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The 13th week of the season runs from Monday 18 May to Sunday 24 May.
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The 14th week of the season runs from Monday 25 May to Saturday 30 May. The league will then take a break for the League Cup.
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The 15th week of the season runs from Monday 22 June to Sunday 28 June. The league resume after the break for the League Cup.
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The 16th week of the season runs from Monday 29 June to Sunday 5 July.
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The 17th week of the season runs from Monday 6 June to Sunday 12 July.
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The 18th week of the season runs from Monday 13 June to Sunday 19 July.
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The 19th week of the season runs from Monday 20 June to Friday 24 July. The week is shortened as the Singapore National Team takes on Liverpool in a friendly on Sunday 26 July.
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The 20th week of the season runs from Tuesday 28 July to Sunday 2 August. The week is shortened as the Singapore National Team takes on Liverpool in a friendly on Sunday 26 July.
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The 21st week of the season runs from Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 8 August. The week is shortened as the country celebrate its National Day on 9 August and the national team prepares for a friendly against China on 12 August. The League will resume on 14 August.
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Only one game was scheduled for week 22, the week was shortened as the national team was in action during midweek.
The 23rd week of the season runs from Monday 17th to Sunday 23 August.
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The 24th week of the season ran from Monday 24 August to Thursday 27 August. The week was shortened to accommodate the Singapore Cup 2009 between 26 August and 4 September. The league resumed on 6 September.
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The 25th week of the season runs from Sunday 6 September to Sunday 13 September. The week is one day longer than normal so as to accommodate the break for Singapore Cup 2009 between 26 and 4 August.
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The 26th week of the season runs from Monday 14 September to Sunday 20 September.
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The 27th week of the season runs from Monday 21 September to Sunday 27 September.
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The 28th week of the season runs from Monday 28 September to Sunday 4 October.
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The 29th week of the season runs from Monday 5 October to Sunday 11 October. The week has fewer match to accommodate the Singapore Cup semi finals.
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The 30th week of the season runs from Monday 12 October to Sunday 18 October.
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The 31st week of the season ran from Tuesday 20 October to Friday 23 October. The week was shortened to accommodate the National Team participation in the Ho Chi Minh City Football Tournament. The schedule was revised after DPMM Brunei was denied to continue playing in the League by FIFA.
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The 32nd week of the season runs from Tuesday 27 October to Saturday 31 October.
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The 33rd week of the season runs from Tuesday 2 November to Friday 6 November. It was the final week of the 2009 season.
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Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | Aleksandar Đurić | Singapore Armed Forces | 28 |
2 | Gabriel Obatola | Gombak United | 24 |
3 | Kengne Ludovick | Home United | 18 |
4 | Kenji Adachihara | Albirex Niigata FC (S) | 16 |
5 | Peres de Oliveira | Home United | 15 |
6 | Noh Alam Shah | Tampines Rovers | 14 |
7 | Choi Dong-Soo | Super Reds | 13 |
8 | Agu Casmir | Gombak United | 12 |
9 | John Wilkinson | Singapore Armed Forces | 11 |
10 | Sutee Suksomkit | Tampines Rovers | 8 |
Shahrazen Said | DPMM FC | ||
Qiu Li | Tampines Rovers | ||
Seo Su Jong | Super Reds | ||
Kingsley Njoku | Gombak United | ||
Murphy Wiredu | Sengkang Punggol |
Scorer | Club | Opponent | Date |
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Tampines Rovers | 3 April 2009 | ||
9 May 2009 | |||
Balestier Khalsa | 6 April 2009 | ||
14 May 2009 | |||
Young Lions | DPMM FC | 16 May 2009 | |
Balestier Khalsa | Super Reds | 26 June 2009 | |
Young Lions | 27 June 2009 | ||
Geylang United | 15 July 2009 | ||
Sengkang Punggol | 16 July 2009 | ||
SAFFC | 9 September 2009 | ||
Gombak United | 10 September 2009 | ||
Scorer | Club | Opponent | Date | |
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Aleksandar Đurić | SAFFC | Albirex Niigata (S) | 26 March 2009 | |
Young Lions | 17 August 2009 | |||
Gabriel Obatola | Gombak United | Balestier Khalsa | 24 April 2009 | |
27 October 2009 | ||||
Norikazu Murakami | Home United | Woodlands Wellington | 30 March 2009 | |
Kengne Ludovick | Home United | DPMM FC | 2 August 2009 | |
Peres de Oliveira | Home United | Tampines Rovers | 6 August 2009 | |
Noh Alam Shah | Tampines Rovers | Sengkang Punggol | 11 September 2009 | |
Ham Hyeong-Kyu | Home United | Woodlands Wellington | 25 September 2009 |
Team | Kitmaker | Main Sponsor | Notes | |
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Albirex Niigata (S) | Adidas | Sanyo | ||
Balestier Khalsa | Umbro | Civics Ambulance & FTMS Global | ||
DPMM FC | Lotto | Sri Sentosa SDN BHD | ||
Geylang United | Lotto | Five Star Tours | Lotto replaces Diadora as kit-maker[3] | |
Gombak United | Lotto | None | ||
Home United | Kappa | Coca-Cola | ||
SAFFC | Umbro | STAR Automotive Centre & United Engineers Limited | ||
Sengkang Punggol | Uhlsport | None | ||
Super Reds | Umbro | QT Technology | ||
Tampines Rovers | Dal | Hyundai | ||
Woodlands Wellington | Umbro | Sembcorp | ||
Young Lions | Nike | None |
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Notes | |
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2,700 | ||||
Balestier Khalsa | 3,896 | |||
30,000 | ||||
Geylang United | 3,864 | |||
Gombak United | 4,000 | |||
Home United | 4,000 | Move from Bishan Stadium as it is undergoing upgrading programme for the 2010 YOG | ||
Singapore Armed Forces | 4,600 | |||
Sengkang Punggol | 2,500 | |||
Super Reds | 3,400 | |||
Tampines Rovers | 3,580 | |||
Woodlands Wellington | 4,300 | |||
Young Lions | 6,000 |
The League will only play 193 matches after Brunei DPMM were unable to complete the season.
Team | Hosted | Average | Highest | Lowest | Total | |
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13 | 5,681 | 10,583 | 3,296 | 73,850 | ||
16 | 2,396 | 3,809 | 1,115 | 38,333 | ||
17 | 2,381 | 4,377 | 1,365 | 40,479 | ||
17 | 2,235 | 3,117 | 1,623 | 37,994 | ||
17 | 1,886 | 4,012 | 769 | 32,059 | ||
17 | 1,712 | 4,230 | 912 | 29,106 | ||
16 | 1,648 | 3,000 | 940 | 26,373 | ||
17 | 1,556 | 3,486 | 616 | 26,454 | ||
16 | 1,562 | 2,429 | 1,031 | 24,991 | ||
16 | 1,396 | 2,976 | 989 | 22,328 | ||
16 | 1,335 | 2,543 | 564 | 21,357 | ||
15 | 1,343 | 3,664 | 649 | 20,147 | ||
Total | 193 | 2,039 | 10,583 | 564 | 393,471 |
The winners will be announced on 9 November 2009 on the 14th Great Eastern-YEO’S S.League Awards Night.[5]
Awards | Winners | |
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Player of the Year | Valery Hiek (Home United) | |
Young Player of the Year | Gabriel Obatola (Gombak United) | |
Coach of the Year | Richard Bok (SAFFC) | |
Top Scorer Award | Aleksandar Đurić (SAFFC) | |
Fair Play Award | Home United | |
Referee of the Year | P Pandian | |
Assistant Referee of the Year | Jeffrey Goh | |
Goal of the Year | Ahmad Latiff (SAFFC) (vs Albirex Niigata FC (S) on 26 March @ Choa Chu Kang Stadium) | |
Fan Club of the Year | SAFFC | |
Story of the Year | Wang Meng Meng (The Straits Times) - "Alam Shah : Why I’m who I am" | |
Picture of the Year | Lim Kok Meng (Lianhe Zaobao) - “Balestier Khalsa Australia striker Bryan Soane has a tough time roughing out Geylang United defender Walid Lounis tackle” | |
People's Choice Award | Gabriel Obatola (Gombak United) |